Landlord sued to evict loft tenants in commercial landlord-tenant part of the Civil Court. Tenants asked the court to dismiss or delay the case, pending the outcome of a NYC Loft Board proceeding. Tenants, who lived...

Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent after sending tenant a written rent demand. The court dismissed the case because the rent demand was defective. Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law Section...

Landlord sued to evict three building occupants in separate housing court proceedings that were consolidated before the court. Landlord claimed that it bought the building from prior owner and that occupants'...

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for breaching his lease by overcrowding the apartment and for creating excessive noise. The court dismissed the case. Landlord's notice to cure didn't refer to...

Landlord sued the city, claiming that New York Multiple Dwelling Law Section 121, enacted on Oct. 21, 2016, as well as NYC Admin. Code 27-287.1, referred to as the "Airbnb Law," were unconstitutionally...

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for nonprimary residence. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without trial because landlord accepted and retained two rent payments for the period after tenancy...

The federal government sued NYCHA, claiming pervasive violations of federal health and safety regulations, systemic indifference, and a culture of dysfunction and deceit. The complaint cited peeling lead paint, mold...

Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant based on nonprimary residence. Tenant claimed that landlord's court papers weren't properly served and that therefore the case should be dismissed. Specifically,...